Where is south jersey?

[theguyfromnj]

As a spin-off on the "seperate state" thread.....

Where do you think is the dividing line between north and south jersey?

I am guessing most would say I-195?

[MrNate]

Been trying to figure that out for years. I personally don't think it exists.

[DBB888]

Central Jersey on the Turnpike IMO is from Exit 9 to 13

Parkway from 127 to 145

[hipjak]

driscoll bridge

[Jeepfund]

On the western side, it's when you speak in 295 exit numbers and not turnpike exit numbers.

I'd say south jersey is south of ft. dix.

[T-Jay]

Originally Posted by Jeepfund

On the western side, it's when you speak in 295 exit numbers and not turnpike exit numbers.

I'd say south jersey is south of ft. dix.

^^^Agreed

I grew up in Trenton but spent most of my teenage years in the South Jersey Pine lands camping (illegally) in VW buses with my buddies from Tuckerton and Manahawkin.

[sadass]

South of Tom's River. Beginning at Exit 74 Forked River and down.

[AintnoWillys]

I say Burlington and south is S Jersey. But I always refer To Trenton as Central and anything north of 195 is north.

[KZad]

I too am from trenton, exit 7a off the Turnpike. 195 is the exact middle of NJ (by looking at a map). I would say North Jersey is anywhere north of North Brunswick area, and South Jersey is anywhere south of Route 70 area.

[dennis461]

...Berkeley sold his half interest in the colony to two Quakers, who in turn placed the management of the colony in the hands of three trustees, one of whom was Penn. The area was then divided into East Jersey, controlled by Carteret, and West Jersey, controlled by Penn and the other Quaker trustees. In 1682 the Quakers bought East Jersey. A multiplicity of owners and an uncertainty of...

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